Re: Guerlain Spiritueuse Double Vanille

Originally Posted by neal

BTW, I own Tom Ford's Tobacco Vanille and By Kilian's Back to Black. Do I need GSDV?

Only if you are really crazy about vanilla's. You already have two that are great ones. If you're looking for a vanilla without tobacco and that has a boozy aura, Spiritueuse Double Vanille is a great alternative. But you can also try Note Vanille by M. Micallef.

Re: Guerlain Spiritueuse Double Vanille

Originally Posted by neal

BTW, I own Tom Ford's Tobacco Vanille and By Kilian's Back to Black. Do I need GSDV?

I honestly don't think so...unless you're very rich. Look, there's no question it's an awesome scent, and that it is quite unique, but it's a little too pricey, and I don't see it as an extremely versatile scent. Get a decant of it, like me.

Re: Guerlain Spiritueuse Double Vanille

Unisex. One of my favorite vanilla scents for its ease of wear. Very boozy vanilla, a little dry and not too sweet but not quite as smoky as I thought it could be. SDV is a totally different animal from Tobacco Vanille & Back to Black. My only gripe is it seems overpriced.

Re: Guerlain Spiritueuse Double Vanille

Re: Guerlain Spiritueuse Double Vanille

I love GSDV! To me it's unisex, there are lots of desginer fragrances for men more feminine than GSDV. It got a wonderful booziness and smokiness which I love, and of course the vanilla is beautiful too.

Anyone know where to actually get the real bottle? I just have some decants from TPC, I'd love to get the real bottle. I heard it's exclusive to some Guerlain boutiques, but is it REALLY impossible to order it online (no ebay please)?

Re: Guerlain Spiritueuse Double Vanille

Originally Posted by irrbloss

I love GSDV! To me it's unisex, there are lots of desginer fragrances for men more feminine than GSDV. It got a wonderful booziness and smokiness which I love, and of course the vanilla is beautiful too.

Anyone know where to actually get the real bottle? I just have some decants from TPC, I'd love to get the real bottle. I heard it's exclusive to some Guerlain boutiques, but is it REALLY impossible to order it online (no ebay please)?

Re: Guerlain Spiritueuse Double Vanille

I'd call it unisex and not think twice about it. What's holding me back is the price; $250 for 75ml is mad spendy, but it's the best vanilla I've ever smelled, so it's got that going for it, which is nice.

Re: Guerlain Spiritueuse Double Vanille

yes, and sadly it comes with the world's cheapest and most tacky atomizer, the same you get from any decant supply store. it doesn't even have an overcap so the juice in the sprayer and diptube evaporate out and if even if you go a day or two without spraying you gotta prime the pump again. the bottle with the gold plate looks great but that screw on atomizer is so cheap and makes the presentation embarrassing imo. for 250 i expect better

Re: Guerlain Spiritueuse Double Vanille

I am very interested in Cuir Beluga and will be getting a decant soon. Seems a lot of the private decant vendors have SDV but not many have Cuir Beluga or Tonka Imperiale, so I'm stuck paying the high prices of STC or TPC.

Re: Guerlain Spiritueuse Double Vanille

Originally Posted by cameron

I am very interested in Cuir Beluga and will be getting a decant soon. Seems a lot of the private decant vendors have SDV but not many have Cuir Beluga or Tonka Imperiale, so I'm stuck paying the high prices of STC or TPC.

I have all 3 and find Cuir Beluga to be the easiest to wear.

For these you're almost going to have to pay full retail unless you get in on a split.

Re: Guerlain Spiritueuse Double Vanille

I'm on my third bottle of SDV, two retails and one tester. That said. It's is madly overrated, overpriced and overhyped. For material factors it's the worst of the high-end Guerlains. Compared to the Derby/ALD type bottle or the newer exclusives with the old-fashioned puff style atomizer it seems really unimpressive. Shipping can be a nightmare too because all the packaging and boxing weighs a ton unless you get an unboxed tester. That said the testers have a superior atomizer in my opinion.

As for the juice well it's all subjective. However I really cannot see how it is worth close to $300 unless you're an absolute Guerlain vanilla fanatic. Even then I'd recommend Cologne du 68, unless the sillage is that important. Better vanillas exist. There is no doubt about that. Even Guerlain themselves have better vanillas. The boozy quality and sweetness makes me think of cheap, plastic-bottled imitation vanilla essence to be frank. That's a scent I love which carries a lot of good memories for me so I do enjoy it, but for others this may not be the case. Especially if what you're seeking is a natural, classy vanilla which screams high-end.

I would strongly recommend getting a decant or sample first. Especially if you've experienced niche-quality vanilla scents because it may well leave you flat.

As for whether or not it's unisex I'd say from a marketing standpoint Guerlain are on the money aiming it at women, but that doesn't mean it cannot be worn and enjoyed by men, nor does it mean men will get funny looks if they wear it.